James Kelly (basketball)

James Kelly
No. 24 – Hapoel Gilboa Galil
Position Power forward / Center
League Israeli Premier League
Personal information
Born (1993-08-12) August 12, 1993
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school Pioneer (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
College
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Incheon Electroland Elephants
2017–2018 Changwon LG Sakers
2018–present Hapoel Gilboa Galil
Career highlights and awards

James Kelly (born August 12, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for Owens Community College, University of Miami and Marshall University.

High school career

Kelly started playing basketball junior year of high school, after a four-inch growth spurt. He attended Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he averaged 15 points, eight rebounds, two steals, two blocks and one assist per game and was named the league MVP.[1]

College career

Kelly played two years at Owens Community College, where he averaged 17.9 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks per game, becoming the first player in program history to record 1,000 points, 600 rebounds, 100 steals and 100 blocks in his career. Kelly was named First Team All-Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC), First Team All-Region XII and NJCAA D-II Second Team All-American as a sophomore.[1]

In his junior year, Kelly played at University of Miami, where he averaged 6.0 points, 3.7 rebounds in 17.9 minutes, shooting 40.5 percent from 3-point range.[1] On May 16, 2014, Kelly was transferred from Miami to Marshall,[2] but sat out first season at Marshall per NCAA Transfer rules.

In his senior year at Marshall, Kelly led the team in scoring (20.1 points per game), rebounding (9.8 per game), steals (1.3 per game) and blocks (1.1 per game), becoming one of two players in Herd history to record at least 600 points and 300 rebounds in a single season.[1] Kelly was named three-time Conference USA Player of the Week (On December 28, January 11 and February 22),[1] C-USA Newcomer of the Year [3] and First-team All-C-USA.[4]

Professional career

Inchon ET Land Elephants (2016–2017)

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Kelly joined the Charlotte Hornets for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[5]

On July 20, 2016, Kelly was selected with the 8th overall pick in the 2016 Korean Basketball League Draft by the Inchon ET Land Elephants.[6] In 34 games played for the Elephants, Kelly finished as the KBL fifth-leading scorer with 23.2 points, and also averaged 10.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.5 steals and 1 block per game.

Changwon LG Sakers (2017–2018)

On November 7, 2017, Kelly signed a one-year deal with the Changwon LG Sakers.[7] On December 7, 2017, Kelly recorded a double-double and a career-high of 46 points and 12 rebounds, shooting 21-of-30 from the field, in a 93–94 loss to Anyang KGC.[8] In 45 games played for the Sakers, Kelly finished as the KBL third-leading rebounder with 11 per game, and also averaged 21.3 points, 1.4 assists and 1 steal per game.

Hapoel Gilboa Galil (2018–2019)

On July 9, 2018, Kelly signed with the French team Levallois Metropolitans.[9] However, on August 21, 2018, he parted ways with the team before appearing in any game for them.[10]

On September 3, 2018, Kelly signed with the Israeli team Hapoel Gilboa Galil for the 2018–19 season.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "James Kelly – 2015–16 Men's Basketball Roster – Marshall University". HerdZone.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Basketball: Former Hurricanes F James Kelly transfers to Marshall". palmbeachpost.com. May 16, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Marshall's Kelly Named C-USA Newcomer of the Year". herdinsider.com. March 8, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Herd Men, Women Have Kelly, Scott on First Team All-C-USA". herdinsider.com. March 7, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Hornets Announce 2016 Orlando Pro Summer League Roster". NBA.com. June 28, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  6. ↑ "James Kelly Drafted by Inchon ET Land of Korean Basketball League". herdzone.com. July 20, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  7. ↑ "James Kelly is a newcomer at LG Sakers". asia-basket.com. November 7, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Anyang KGC 94 at Changwon LG Sakers 93". RealGM.com. December 7, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  9. ↑ "James Kelly signs with Levallois Metropolitans". Sportando.basketball. July 9, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Levallois Metropolitans won't keep James Kelly". Sportando.basketball. August 21, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  11. ↑ "קלי ישלים את הסגל של גלבוע/גליל". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
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